Comparison
whodb vs moby
Verdict
Pick whodb when tags unique to whodb: anthropic, clickhouse, data-analysis, data-visualization; pick moby when tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go.
Markdown twin · whodb alternatives · moby alternatives
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | whodb | moby |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Very active (1d since push) As of 3d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of today · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 3d · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of today · osv@v1 | No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11 As of 3d · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- whodb
- Where data access meets operational intelligence
- moby
- The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems
Stars
- whodb
- 4.9k
- moby
- 72k
Forks
- whodb
- 221
- moby
- 19k
Open issues
- whodb
- 22
- moby
- 3.8k
Language
- whodb
- Go
- moby
- Go
Adopt for
- whodb
- -
- moby
- -
Persona
- whodb
- -
- moby
- -
Runtime
- whodb
- -
- moby
- -
License
- whodb
- Apache-2.0
- moby
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- whodb
- Jul 14, 2026
- moby
- Jul 10, 2026
Categories
- whodb
- Computer Vision, Developer Tools, Inference & Serving
- moby
- Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Days since push
- whodb
- 0d
- moby
- 1d
Open issues (now)
- whodb
- 22
- moby
- 3.8k
OSV dependency advisories
- whodb
- No lockfile (source not queried)
- moby
- No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11
Full report
- whodb
- Trust report
- moby
- Trust report
Choose whodb if…
- Tags unique to whodb: anthropic, clickhouse, data-analysis, data-visualization.
- Also covers Computer Vision.
- More recently updated (last pushed Jul 14, 2026).
When NOT to use whodb
- Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model.
- Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic.
Choose moby if…
- Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go.
- Also covers LLM Frameworks.
- moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment.
When NOT to use moby
- Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model.
- Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (clidey/whodb) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub forks (clidey/whodb) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Last push (clidey/whodb) · observed Jul 14, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub stars (moby/moby) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (moby/moby) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (moby/moby) · observed Jul 10, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: whodb 4.9k · moby 72k (synced Jul 15, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between whodb and moby?
- whodb: Where data access meets operational intelligence. moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose whodb over moby?
- Choose whodb over moby when Tags unique to whodb: anthropic, clickhouse, data-analysis, data-visualization; Also covers Computer Vision; More recently updated (last pushed Jul 14, 2026).
- When should I choose moby over whodb?
- Choose moby over whodb when Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go; Also covers LLM Frameworks; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment.
- When should I avoid whodb?
- Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic.
- When should I avoid moby?
- Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
- Is whodb or moby more popular on GitHub?
- moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 4,926). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are whodb and moby open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (whodb: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to whodb or moby?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at whodb alternatives and moby alternatives (whodb markdown twin, moby markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, whodb or moby?
- whodb: Very active. moby: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for whodb and moby?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: whodb trust report; moby trust report.